10-truck ammo haul probe extended for 36 days

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CHITTAGONG, Feb 24 (BSS): A Chittagong court Thursday extended 36 days more time for further comprehensive inquiry into the sensational 10-truckload of arms and ammunition haul case on the ground of special emphasis on ascertaining the vessel which carried the arms into Bangladesh territory from abroad. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed a petition before the Court of Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shamsul Islam seeking 90 days time extension on February 20. The court sought Case Diary (CD) for its progress but rebuked the Investigation Officer (IO) of the case and senior Assistant Superin­tendent of Police (ASP) Moniruzzaman for failing to submit CD before the court on February 22. The Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Advocate Kamal Uddin Ahmed who recommended the petition informed the court that they need 90 days more time for identifying the foreign vessel which carried the arms as investigation agency failed to dig it out. The state pleader also informed the court that the earlier interrogation process was delayed because it needed more time to complete interrogation of the individual concerned including former additional Secretary of the Ministry of Industries Nurul Amin, former Home Secretary Omar Faruk and others.